SEVERS v. STATE

No. A-14992.

477 P.2d 695 (1970)

John Wellington SEVERS, Plaintiff in Error, v. The STATE of Oklahoma, Defendant in Error.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.

November 25, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jo-Ann Fisher Corrigan, Oklahoma City, for plaintiff in error.

G.T. Blankenship, Atty. Gen., Dale F. Crowder, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant in error.


NIX, Judge.

Plaintiff in error, John Wellington Severs, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged by information in the District Court of Oklahoma County with the crime of Rape in the First Degree. Specifically the defendant was charged with having sexual intercourse with one Sherry Lynn Severs, the 14 year old daughter of the defendant.

A sanity trial was held on April 15, 1968, in which the jury returned...

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